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Acucote Receives Two Prestigious Safety Awards

Acucote leaders celebrate Workman’s Compensation award. Pictured L to R: Gene Lauffer, COO; Paul Sanborn, Senior VP of Operations; John Leath, Jr., CEO; Amy Trent, Safety Manager and Barry Brown, HR Director.

 

Acucote Receives Two Prestigious Safety Awards

Honors reflect a sustainable safety culture at its NC plant
Graham, NC, July 15, 2019 - Acucote, a solutions-oriented pressure-sensitive adhesive coating manufacturer with a 100,000 sq foot plant and 125 employees in Graham, NC, has recently been awarded two top honors for its safety program. 

The North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) presented the company with a Gold Award at its annual awards ceremony on June 4. To qualify for any of NCDOL’s annual safety awards, a firm must have zero fatalities during the calendar year and have maintained a safety incidence rate of at least 50 percent below the average for its industry group. The Gold Award is based on days away from work, restricted activity or job transfers as a result of injuries. This is the first time that Acucote has received this highest accolade from NCDOL and recognizes their industry-leading incidence rate of .71.

A WorkSafe Award was also presented to the company on April 29 by Acucote’s Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier - HUB International SE and Accident Fund Insurance Company. This award acknowledges “Continuous Safety Improvement from 2015 - 2019.”  

According to John Leath, CEO, “We’re very proud of the awards as they acknowledge the hard work our team has committed to building a sustainable safety program at our facility. But far more important than the awards is the fact that our employees are going home safe and sound each day to their family and friends. We all lose when someone is hurt on the job.”

Amy Trent, Safety Manager, who has been with Acucote for the past two years, conducts weekly safety briefings for all plant employees and has successfully developed processes which encourage proactive reporting of safety concerns. Leath concludes that, “The credit for these awards goes to our Safety Team and the entire Acucote work force due to their efforts to help take care of one another. We have built a culture of trust, awareness and buy-in which enables us to better serve our employees, our customers and the industry.”

 

 
About Acucote Inc.

Acucote Inc. manufactures quality pressure-sensitive products. Headquartered in Graham, NC, Acucote provides stock inventory programs and custom capabilities that offer a diverse selection of adhesives, facestocks and silicone release systems. Acucote provides pattern coating; toll coating and slitting; multi-ply constructions; permanent laminations; transfer tapes for integrated forms and pressure-sensitive applications; coupon solutions; silicone coatings; roll-to-sheet; sheeted products and narrow web laminations.With distribution centers in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and California, Acucote works with its customers to achieve solutions to the most difficult labeling challenges.

Source:Acucote Inc.

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